Financing has been secured for the construction of a new Dollar General Store in Morris.

Washington Trust’s Commercial Real Estate Group recently said it would provide $1.1 million in financing to MCG Morris LLC to build the store located at 16 West St. The new retail property includes 7,544 square feet of space on a 1.33 acre parcel.

“Our client has a talent for finding strategic locations for the  Dollar General locations that they build, filling a real niche in the community,” Julia Anne M. Slom, senior vice president and team leader of Washington Trust’s Commercial Real Estate Group, said in a statement. “We are very pleased to be a partner in this venture.”